Saw carrier and dispenser



Nov. 2, 1943. D. v lGERKING 2,333,099

SAW CARRIER AND DISPENSER Filed Oct. 10. 1941 Elq. 1

Patented Nov. 2, 1943 UNITE D oem-CE;

13 Claimsv This invention relates to a carrier-1` for an.y

elongatedl saw of,` bandl-v type,y on. otlrierf'` strip material.V

The, chief `object of -thistinventionviswo providel a` carrier for, a sawof'the character mentioned- 5 which carrier when loaded; and closed will L 'serv-e 1 equally as Welliory transporting :purposes andfdis'-` pensing purposes.

The chief` feature of thednvention l consistslsin` providing a4 carrier or. the aforesaid type with' well arrangement'v for receptioniof, the: sawruinz-v scroll formation and;A followingv closure ofthewell,l permits the scrollarranged `sawwto'be transport-edf to; its destinationand'when received at the.=destili The full natureof thea invention,` will .belifunde'rstood fromV the accompanying '.drawirigrfandrtlx'ellj followingl description andclaims:

In the drawing, 4

Fig; 1 `is a top-:plan View of-'roner'fornr-ofasawf carrielfwith cover removed andfprionftoisawf-api plicationthereto.V

Fig. i2A is. a: similar `vievszfof the complete; carrier:U with saw included therein anctoiethea-formJ fl110- tllediinFgl.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged verticalif-seetionallcvimfl takenisubstantiallvwon, the; line'-S ot'Figo Zend inthe direction oir thearrovv'si;

Eig; Arista-viewsimi-lari. to 'fliligfi 1-A and fof.` a modie" nation, to be dispensed from the ,carrierfinz the` 15 .ediorrmoa saw carrier.

desired amount and withk coren-parativelylittleareev sistance or interference;

Saws of the general character tozbe accommoa dated by carriers -o-f thisrgeneral usuallyn takensubstanti'allyfonf the line 64 foffEigi-- andl range in thewidth of bladeffrom y1/8 byle ini-2o@ in; thefdi'rectionfof therarzrowsecrements up to increments 4'and by 1A; f 'incre-,-A ments from AW up to 11/2. a -saw may Vary from `100 it;A to 250 ft; 4more orfl'ess-av asdesired.

the rst=category1having a length offvabout -100 ft! for resale lpurposes, will weigh` from Grito'8ilbis.=,fV whereas a saw, for-example, off 11/211 intwidtkifand 250 ft. in length, commonly called'a-millfsawrmay weigh up to 150 lbs.

Itl is quitey obvious, thereforathatfcertain may terials suitable for packagingia .6: toilbsi load.

might be: unsatisfactoryi for e packagingzwtozl' lbs. load, and that-it Wouldzbef-uneconorncal to:

utilize materials l suitable'` -for-r heavier: l loads: 35;

packages intended to contain fthe'lighter draads.'` 1

With .this brief -explanation offthe fweightzz-a'nda,l

Size Ofsaws', .it is to. be., understood thatfthecare-- riers illustrated herein and'descrbedhereinarter;

or v,Carrier mayv ibe, loadedand :when loaded, :rirxayzvf` be transported and following transportation :may

be `utilired to retainathe saw thelpackagepfmm: which there may bereadily dispensedfanr desiredfl;

the Package. being; retainedk nthezdesired scroll-en like `formation for subsequent; d-isnensing r It is to-,be understood thatfthe; presentcarrierf is, devoid of anywreel upon.' whichthesaiavffaisx` They length loflsuoh-:a

illi-istrated` in. Figs; 4 Lto ylinclusive.

, Figi.' 8 is.l an enlarged, transversefvsectional;fview/- By Way of example, a relativelymarrow-sawrofrzdiof,Ithevelongated;` substantiali351` radial, -loeairingf1 meansyillustratedinv Figs.; 44:016, inclusivee- In the:` drawing as .-loreviouslyd indica-ted` Figs; A 1 .tof 3 4areillustrative; ofc-one; embodiment ofi the-:ff invention, ,i ami/:itv might-fb ezhere: statedl this: Yis\ theWV l30,` heavyweight type carrier.; l,

Eigs; lutof 6, inclusive;A are illustrative of a aseo-- I ondaembodi-mentiofttheinvention and: represen-A tabiive.- of,v `thedigitatei" Weight'typerrofi carrier. i

In Figi.; :l of .the drawing; theQnumeinal-l l |f0 sindieM castes; a; `bottom forming;member.v Ellisis- -lierelmV shown as of polygonal outline andr'more:specif-v icalfly square; in outline At i each-l comen there isl :provided a triangular spacing;` block', structurell indicated;` generally by; thefnumer-ah Irl ,thef-hyf embody the inyentionawherebv' asinglepackageiao `pomuse thereof being parallel tolatangentzon theinsonibed. circle,l indicated'fby the-numeral; IQ'.

Thisfinsoribed eircleindicates the position of. the outer outline of an: elongated` sawlia-vinganyn dei,x sired-width'. and any desiredlthicknessbut having f length of ,such` savvf,` ,the'remainderuofrthe Saiwfiniiova smoothrbaekffacefand:theffrontior toothedycut1V tingLfaceythe sawbeing; arranged irl-scroll forma The dotted;` linef` I3 iny Fig., iridicatesatA the; inner rcircul ar; kportion(ofithefscrollx arr-angedvif mounted, the carrier itself being so construced'r'smsawwhen: thefcarrier is;-loaded\.

by means 0f the inventiQnthat-a reeltis unneces- Sary'r Since the-solenurnoseorareel isfilofaciilitalie..` ease of Saw dispensing.;

Othetobiects andyfeatunes .of thefinyentiomwillo beset forth morezfully,hereinafterl:.

lil-xrmsedv Vupon-the eugpen faceyoft the welllgflmf formed the bottom.` memberim andatheajtrlianw y gularfsnaoing member-sl l,arefaspluralityot@lonew I gated; -substantial-ly--. radially directed bearing.,v lik-members Vt5 These:bearing-1membersarearcur` l ately spaced apart and herein three are illustrated, it having been found that three are suiilcient. The flat face A of the scroll arranged saw bears upon the upper and coplanar surfaces I5a of these radial bearing members I 5.

Positioned between the top and bottom of each 'corner positioned spacing means II and at that point, which is closest to the adjacent saw deilning position I2, there is provided an abutment I6 herein shown in the form of a partial spherical surface and against which the outside face A" of the outside turn of the scroll arranged saw A bears. This abutment or contact means is of 'such character that while the side A of the saw A engages the same, such means oiers no obstruction to the passage of the saw teeth A" past the same.

Reference will be had a little later to the detailed construction of the carrier so far described and reference now will be had to Fig. 2.

A cover member' |I substantially similar to the bottom member I is secured to the spacing means as by the nails I8. This cover is secured after the desired length of scroll wound saw A vis placed in the carrier prior to cover mounting. The cover, see Fig. 2, is provided with an elongated opening I9 therethrough. This exposes the saw in the'carrier land through-this opening I9 `the approximate amount of saw Aremaining in the carrier following each dispensing operation, is observed.

The carrier with the includedsaw, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and as previously described, is

shipped to the point of sale or use and the salesman or millwright may 4readily rotate the saw by engaging the upper face of the scroll arranged saw A in the carrier until the outer end of the saw projects outwardly through one of the openings, indicated by the numeral 2|l. That short end exposed may then be pulled upon to effect the discharge of the desired length of saw from the carrier and `following accurate measurement of the desired length desired by the purchaser or user, such length is severed from the remainder of the` saw and then theshort end which has remained exposed is turned into the carrier, if desired, by pushing the exposed end of the saw into'the carrier or by reversely rotating the remainder of the saw by engaging with the ngers the saw teeth exposed through the opening I9.

The flat face A of the scroll wound saw A riding the upper face ofthe elongated radially positioned and arcuately spaced bearing members |5, readily permits of saw free end ejection, saw free end retraction and saw rotation in the carrier, all as described.

The abutments I prevent the saw teeth Al from engaging the sides of the resulting Well I4,-

previously described, and thus permit the free rotation, et cetera.

Reference now will be had more particularly to Fig.v 3. For the heavier loads, the top and bottom body members I0 and I'I preferably are formed of ply wood, including three or more plies. Such plywood formation prevents sagging, warping, and the like, insures substantial parallelis between these two body members.

The corner positioned spacing means herein is and forming therewith a well portion H4.

illustrated asy comprising a plurality of layers of f being turned angularly as illustrated and driven down and embedded in the upper surface of the uncovered corner positioned spacers. The spherilmeans II.

cal abutment I6 is illustrated herein as an upholstery tack with the shank portion Ita. Various other forms of abutments may be employed, such as partially embedded balls, and the like.

The elongated substantially radial bearing means l5 has its upper surface |5a engaged -by the flat face A of the spiral or scroll arranged saw A and the upper portion indicated by A is the toothed portion of the saw. It will be observed this toothed portion is above the abutment I6 so that the abutment I6 only rides the smooth face A" of the outer turn of that saw and the teeth A thereof do not engage the abutment.

The member I5 is herein shown as of wire form and each end is provided with a pointed extension |511. These pointed extensions I5b at opposite ends of the member l5 are driven through the body member lil and then are clinched inwardly toward each other, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

VIt .will be observed, see Fig. 1, having reference to the diagrammatic representations," circles I2 and I3, that the opposite ends of these members. I5 are positioned farther apart than the two circles so that every portion of the saw has the back face A' thereof riding these members. The abutments I6 in addition to facilitating rotation of the entire scroll in the carrier by reducing side friction to a minimum, conne the scroll to the area included within the outer circle and hence, no part or the saw when inscroll formation can drop behind and engage .the bottom portion Ill .of the carrier adjacent the spacing The saw in scroll form tends to expand, so no part thereof. projectswithin circle I3.

In Figs. 4, 5 and 6, there is illustrated a modifled form of the invention and one which is primarily intended for light load purposes, herein the numeral IIil indicates the body, vII| the spacing means and adhesively secured thereto The spacing means III herein are shown substantially continuous and there is provided at one side a throat |20, which throat is curved as at |260. and hasone wall |201) slightlyY inclined to the tangent to a radius to the throat |20.

Upon the inner wall at predetermined arcuate distances, there projects inwardly into the Well from the wall the abutments I |6. As shown more fully in Fig. 6, these abutments are initially the height of the spacing means I.

`The numeral II2 indicates thel exterior and I I3 the interior diagrammatic circles designating saw occupied area of the well. It is to be understood inthis form of the invention, the 'carrier is formed of paperboard material vandhence,

the rst time a length of saw is fed through may be adhesively'a'pplied or otherwisesecured' to the spacing means IIV after the saw in scrollV arrangement is seated in the well I I-lg The saw is thus retainedlin the Well .forVV transportation purposes.

Whenl itis desired to dispense the -saw from outer end of the saw-will"feedfoutwardly from body members, means Vtherebetween forming therewith a saw receiving well, a plurality of arcuately spaced friction reducing means carried by the well exposed facing of the intermediate means for engagementv by the outside face of the outermost turn ofy the saw when in scroll form and in the well, a plurality of substantially radially directed arcuately spaced, elongated bearing means havng a bearing face aboveA the bottom surface of the well and upon which the back face of the scroll arranged saw rides to facilitate saw scroll rotation the Well incident to saw dispensing from the carrier, each radially directed elongated bearing" means including an elongated metal member uponthe face of the bodymember forming the bottom of the Well and having penetrating portions extending into the last mentioned body member for metal member anchorage. g 6. A dispensing carrier for saws and the'like, including a pair of spaced substantially parallel body members, means therebetween forming therewith a saw receiving Well, a plurality of arcuately spaced friction reducing means carried by the well exposed facing of the intermediate means for engagement by the outside face of the outermost turn of the saw when in scroll form and in the Well, a plurality of substantially radially directed arcuately spaced, elongated bearing means having a bearing face above the bottom surfacel of the Well and upon which the back face of the scroll arranged saw rides to facilitate sawiY scroll rotation inthe Well incident to saw dispensing from the carrier, each radially directed elongated bearing means including an elongated arcuately cross sectioned sheet metal member with body member penetrating prongs at the edges of the metal member for anchorage purposes.

7. A. dispensing carrier for saws and the like, including a pair of spaced substantially parallel body members, means therebetween forming therewith a saw receiving well, ra plurality of arcuately spaced friction reducing means carried by the well exposed facing Aof the intermediate means for engagement by the outside face-of the outermost turn of the saw when in a scroll form and in the well, a plurality of substantially radially directed r`arcuately spaced, elongated bearing means having a bearing face above the bottom surface of the well and upon which the back face of the scroll arranged saw rides to facilitate savv scroll rotation in the well incident to' saw dispensing from the carrier, each radially directed elongated bearing means including an embossed portion upon the Well surface of the body member forming the bottom of the well, and an elongated sheet metal member with body member penetrating portions superposed upon the embossed portion of the body member and protecting the upper face thereof.

8. A dispensing carrier for saws and the like, including a pair of spaced substantially parallel body members, means therebetween forming therewith a saw'receiving well, said body*v mein-f bers being of'n polygonal outline and said means being positioned at least atthe interior corners thereof, and'friction reducing means carried by each well exposed face of the corner positioned means and engageable by the outside face of the saw and the outermost turn of the length thereof in scroll form, said wall carried means being integral with the corner means.

9. A dispensing carrier for saws and the like, including a pair of spaced substantially parallel body members, means therebetween forming therewith a saw receiving well, said body members being of polygonal outline and said means being `positioned at least at the interior corners thereof, and friction reducing means carried by each Well exposed face of the corner positioned means and engageable Vby the outside face of the saw and the outermost turn of the length thereofI in scroll form, each of said wall carried means'- including a partially spherical head portion and an anchoring portion for securing the head portion to the well defining wall of spacing means, the well innermost portion of the head portion lying below the plane of the saw tooth line for tooth clearance purposes. l

10. In a Well type dispensing carrier for scroll arranged saw, the combination of a carrier for-k mation having a bottom Wall and a side wall forming portion, and means upon the latter and projecting into the well for spacing the teeth of the outermost saw turn from the well wall.

11. In a well type dispensing carrier for scroll arranged saw, the combination of a carrier formation having a bottom wall and a side Wall forming portion, means upon the latter and projectinginto the well for spacing the teeth of the outermost saw turn from the well wall, and a plurality of means upon the bottom wall of the well, each having upper surfaces which are coplanar, the plane thereof being above the well bottom for saw back face contact to facilitate savv scroll rotation in the well incident to saw dispensing from the carrier.

12. In a well type dispensing carrier for a scroll arranged saw, the combination of a carrier formation having a bottom wall and a side wall forming portion,and means upon the latter andA projecting into the well for spacing the teeth of, the outermost saw turn from the well wall, the:

well side wall portion being a substantially con tinuous inner wall with a dispensing outlet defined by an elongated throat having a face slight-- ly angular to a tangent to the well Wall at a ra-4 dius including the junction of the outlet and well` 13. A carrier as defined by claim 1l, characterized by the well sidewall portion being a substantially continuous inner wall with a dispensing outlet defined by an elongated throat having a face slightly angular to a tangent to the well wall at a radius including the junction of the outlet and well.

DONALD V. GERKING. 

